A sandwich at Waterfront Deli - Alameda, a deli in Alameda, California.
out of 100 · rough
Rough, with one move worth +21.
A veggie panini with layers outside the form; four of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
−5 a wet layer on soft bread
Each bar is one pillar of the score, 0 to 100. The tick marks what a sandwich at the summit needs; an amber bar is the one holding this sandwich back.
choice of bread, served cold: Eggplant; Swiss Cheese; Cucumber.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.7 | 42nd |
| acid | 0.0 | n/a |
| fat | 1.3 | 20th |
| sweet | 0.0 | n/a |
| umami | 1.6 | 53rd |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.2 | 67th |
67 Balance, out of 100
The seven flavor axes of the whole sandwich, each summed across its layers. The shaded ring is the catalog's middle 80%; the small number under each axis is where this sandwich falls in the catalog. A shape that sits inside the ring is in the range most sandwiches live in; a spike past it is where this one stands apart.
What each layer brings
| Layer | Role | Flavor and texture | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| choice of bread | bread | soft | the frame |
| Eggplant | bulk | umami 2 soft | +1 |
| Swiss Cheese | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | +8 |
| Cucumber | bulk | crunchy juicy fresh | +3 |
Points: what the Sandwich Score would lose if that one layer were left out, everything else the same. A negative number means the sandwich scores higher without it. Flavor runs 0 to 5 on each axis.
How to raise it
- Clear the board: a wet layer on soft bread (-5).
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